Obesity: An economic and financial perspective

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-324

  Goef, Rajeev K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67349241173     PISSN: 10550925     EISSN: 19389744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02752738     Document Type: Article

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